392 – “Violent conflicts create zones of silence in a society. The deeds and responsibility of the perpetrators are concealed. Thus also the suffering of the victims, the role of the spectators… The silence is often passed on to the next generation.”

–Dan Bar-On [Attributed]

Quote Number:  1123

Source: Attributed

Source Notes: I have not bee able to find a source for this quote. If you know the source please leave a comment. I found this quote on the BBC’s website, here,  in a review of the book Kriegskinder, by Frederike Helwig and Anne Waak, where it supposedly appears.

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